I only bought four pens when I was in Japan earlier this month. And I wish I'd bought more. As usual. But I like all four of them.

I picked them up at a fantastic department store called Hands, formerly Tokyu Hands, but it changed its name a couple of years ago. — Read the rest

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I'm on the constant lookout for the tiniest umbrella available.

On my recent trip to Japan, I found the smallest one yet at the fantastic Hands store in Fukuoka.

It weighs just 65 grams and measures 8 inches long and about 1.5 inches in diameter when collapsed. — Read the rest

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